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Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I thought they were part of the same Government, but I am not sure anymore.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I note there is no Government amendment to the motion tabled the Labour Party, the Independents and Fine Gael.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I just want an assurance from the Deputy Leader——

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: All I want is an assurance——

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am sorry, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I rarely take issue with you, a Chathaoirligh. All I seek from the Deputy Leader is an assurance that an amendment will not be introduced later today. That is all I want to know.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am perfectly entitled to ask for that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: If I attempted to introduce an amendment at this late stage to a Government motion, the Cathaoirleach would quite correctly tell me it was too late.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am asking the Deputy Leader to observe the protocols of this House and not land us with an amendment at short notice.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am assuming, as I always do, the Cathaoirleach's support in that matter. There has been considerable debate in recent times about the failure of the Government to provide proper social housing. There has been a succession of promised initiatives and figures, none of which have been achieved, even given the increase in the number of households on waiting lists and the number of young people...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Ní bhím ar aon-aigne leis an Seanadóir O'Toole faoi cheist na Gaeilge ó am go ham ach aontaím in iomlán leis an méid a dúirt sé. Tá daoine áirithe ag smaoineamh conas is féidir daoine a chur i gcoinne na Gaeilge. Déanann siad rialacha ar nós gach cáipéis a aistriú go Gaeilge, Gaeilge nach dtuigfeadh duine ón Ghaeltacht. Bíonn téarmaí iontu nach n-úsáidtear in aon...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is tempting in a debate such as this to bash the Government. Perhaps I will end up doing so. However, it is not where I intend to start. I am pretty good at it. We need reflection as well as political conflict in the area of substance abuse. It was drawn to my attention that the UN International Narcotic Control Board published a report today which should be disturbing reading. It lists...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is imperative that we have a serious and long debate on the report on the activities of Dr. Neary. The report and what happened raise profound issues about the way we do business in Ireland. We have a deferential view of authority which means that nobody must question. The report makes clear that people noticed but they did not feel they had the right, authority or support to challenge it....

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: We have had that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Is Senator Leyden advocating that they should be interned?

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I served here for a good number of years with Larry McMahon. While we did not always agree, he was a person with whom one could have disagreements without having any serious personal conflict. We were always on good terms outside the House. He was a good humoured and sociable man, and was agreeable to deal with on a personal level. Without a doubt, he stood for, and did, what he believed to...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Browne is correct. It is always a mystery to me what cannot be done. Some extraordinary things are attempted and it is no surprise when the Supreme Court sometimes throws out such initiatives. I will state again that we now have a completely new part of this Bill, Part 7. The Bill, entitled the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005, now involves amendments to the...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: That is just as well.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I agree fully with Senator Browne. There is a lack of will to enforce in this country and I believe it will manifest itself in this case. I am not a scaremongerer about health issues but there must be absolute certainty about the origins of chicken or other meat derived from birds. There are idiots, and I use the word deliberately, who think it is smart to circumvent the regulations but they...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Although no Member would object to any single provision in this legislation, because it includes amendments on a range of unrelated areas, it is an objectionable Bill. How, for example, are amendments to the provision for medical examinations for school children related to the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005? I do not know whether the Oireachtas, the Government or...